The strategic plan serves as a roadmap for delivering emergency services over the next five years to the town of Rodeo and the city of Hercules. The plan is a key driver of the District’s future, identifying where we focus to improve service and meet stakeholder expectations. Your input will help us to better serve our community.

You can play an important role in planning the goals and objectives for RHFD’s future, by identifying ways to improve and connecting with our communities’ expectations. Join us at one or more of the events below:

Wednesday, June 22: Our Online Fire and Emergency survey is being conducted as part of the independent Fire/EMS System Assessment,one of the tools used to obtain an understanding and opinions of the Fire District. The survey is available through July.

July: Polls on Nextdoor (this is NOT the online survey)

Thursday, July 7 at 6pm and Saturday, July 9 at 9am: Join one of two community meetings.

Fitch Talk: Fire Strategies and Your Insurance community meeting. Fitch and Associates is a consulting firm hired by the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District Board to assist in developing a five-year strategic plan. Senior Consultant Michael Despain will analyze the services of the fire department through the lens of outcome measurements and emergency response in relation to cost efficiency and property insurance rates. The presentation will provide a helpful way of bringing together considerations of risk and cost. This presentation will be approximately 45 minutes including Q&A.

ZOOM link

Meeting ID: 528 615 9259; Passcode: 073870

Wednesday, August 10 at 7pm: Draft strategic plan presented at the regular RHFD Board meeting. The agenda will be posted on August 5th, Click here for the District board meeting schedule.

Wednesday, September 21, at 7pm: Presentation and acceptance of the final strategic plan, implementation plan and tools to manage the plan at a special RHFD Board meeting. The agenda will be posted on September 16th, 

Click here for additional information on the strategic plan process and questions.

We look forward to hearing from you!